139Mental health officers

139 Mental health officers

(1)  [Section 139 Subsection (1) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 131, Applied:25 Sep 2023] The Chief Psychiatrist, by instrument in writing, may approve individual persons (or all members of a class of persons) as mental health officers for –

(a) [Section 139 Subsection (1) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 131, Applied:25 Sep 2023] provisions of this Act; and

(b) [Section 139 Subsection (1) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 131, Applied:25 Sep 2023] provisions of any other Act in respect of which the Chief Psychiatrist may have responsibilities.

(2)  The persons (or, if applicable, each member of the class of persons) so approved must have skills, qualifications or experience relevant to the responsibilities of MHOs under the relevant statutory provisions.

(3)  Subject to subsection (2) , an approval may be conferred on –

(a) [Section 139 Subsection (3) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 131, Applied:25 Sep 2023] an individual (or class of) State Service employee employed in the Department other than an ambulance officer; or

(b) [Section 139 Subsection (3) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 131, Applied:25 Sep 2023] with the consent of the Head of another State Service Agency, an individual (or class of) State Service employee employed in that other State Service Agency; or

(c) [Section 139 Subsection (3) amended by No. 73 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2014] with the consent of the Commissioner of Ambulance Services under the Ambulance Service Act 1982 , an individual (or class of) ambulance officer; or

(d) with the consent of the Commissioner of Police, an individual (or class of) police officer; or